This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
NHS England to pay premises development costs
NHS England to pay premises development costs
Under new proposals outlined in the General Practice Forward View, NHS England could be expected to pay 100 per cent of the costs of new GP premises.
Currently, regulations state that the NHS can only contribute towards 66 per cent of funding for new premises. However, new plans are being considered to ‘enable NHS England to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs for premises developments’, by September 2016.
The document also recommends a series of short-term measures to relieve premises costs for practices including funding to cover stamp duty land tax for NHS Property Services Tenants and VAT, which is currently being charged by a practice’s landlord.
However, funding available to practices will need to be agreed with CCGs which must submit local estates strategies by the end of June 2016.
The Forward View states: “CCGs will agree the improvements that will be made so that buildings are used productively and provide the capacity and flexibility that is required. While there are some GP practices that urgently require improvement, there are buildings which are unused or underutilised.”
Latest News
16/02/2024 - 12:56
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has created a new alliance intended to clean dirty air and improve residents' health.
16/02/2024 - 10:44
Two million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan according to new NHS data.
15/02/2024 - 10:26
The Welsh Government has provided innovation funding of £380,000 to support two projects utilising technology in domiciliary care.
15/02/2024 - 10:13
The new Scottish health secretary has met with frontline staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
14/02/2024 - 10:27
The North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has appointed three new Executive Directors to the Trust Board.
Product Features
UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
Supplier Profiles
Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
Latest Features
Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
